The Inlaks Take-Off Grants enable young people to realize their potential by providing financial support for constructive projects which foster the growth of individual talent.
Applications Closed
Eligibility criteria
The applicant must
- Be nominated by an Inlaks Alumnus
- Submit proof of academic / practical excellence in your field of study.
- Those born on or after 1st January 1988 are eligible to apply for the grant.
- Be an Indian passport holder, resident in India for two years before applying for the grant.
- The project for which the grant is sought can be tenable in India or abroad.
Application Process
- The candidate must submit a detailed outline of the project that he/she will undertake. In addition to this the below needs to be submitted
- Detailed costs of undertaking the project with timelines
- Full CV/Resume
- Letter of nomination by the Inlaks Alumnus.
- Proof of age (Passport copy)
Other details
- Application have to be made between to be announced.
- The project must commence within the next six months of being awarded.
- The Take-off grant will award financial support of up to a maximum of $5000.
Recipients
2022
- Tharun S – KHUZAL Research Project
- Sujay Saple – Art
2021
- Devadeep Gupta – The North East Network Residency and Exhibition Project
- Sandeep Gurrapadi – Music
2020
- Priya Thuvassery – Conservation (Corals)
- Suraj Yengde – Education
2019
- Anusha Madhusudhan – Law
2015
- Himraj Singh Soin- Mountaineering
2011-2012
- Narendra Varma Killada– Water Resources Sustainability
2010
- Akshaya Tankha- History of Photography
2009
- Dinesh Yadav- Theatre
2008
- Sudipto Sarkar- Geo Physics
2007
- Manasi Kumar- Psychotherapy
2005
- Sankalp Modwal- Sports
2003-04
- Yashvardhan Singh- Sports
2002-03
- Debdatta Majumdar- Mathematics
2001-03
- Puru Singh- Sports
1997
- V.S.Dutu- Science
- Mridul Mukherji- Science
1995
- Vikas Sheoran- Sports
1994
- Sumant Jayakrishnan –Theatre Calligraphy & Graphics
1993
- Shantee Magee- Art Restoration
1992
- Joshua Emmanuel- B.Sc
1992-93
- Tapas Kumar Mal- Biochemistry
- Ambika Menon- Gram Vikas
- Aparna Gupta- Chemistry
1990
- Shakti Kumar- Economics
- Venkateshwaree Rao- Economics
1989
- Mahinder Singh Rautila- Science
- Vibhuti Sachdev- Architecture
- Mohinder Singh- History, Economics, Politics
- Nair Govindan Kutty- Stone Conservation
- Mahan Das- Painting
- Bijender Singh- Sports Promotion
- S.Venkateswaran- Law
1988
- Mohan Das- Painting
- Ratnadeep Lal- Clothing Management
- John Gomes- Painting
- Krishna Gowda- Painting
- Uma Mahesh- Painting
- N.Pradeep- Painting
- Narayanappa- Painting
- Mandip Singh Soin- Mountain Rescue
- V.Omprakash- Painting
- Raghavendra Rao- Painting
- U.S.Ramesh- Painting
- S.Ravi- Painting
- Vidyashree Sharma- Painting
- K.Somshekhar- Painting
- D.Sudarshan- Painting
- Sumithra- Painting
- K.B.Surekha- Painting
- K.Velu- Painting
- Nayak Venkatapathi- Painting
- Venkatesh- Painting
1987
- Nag Bhushan- Music Composition
- Tejbir Khurrana- Biology
- Jayaram Poduva- Painting
- Salii Kishore Singh- Theatre
- Arul Siromoney- Church Music
- Amita Singh- School
- Madhavan Thirumalai- Yachting
- Kem Trivedi- Music Composition
1986
- Bharti Devi- Secretarial
- Gaur S.Gaen- Folk Music Singer
- Manosi Lahiri- Computer Cartography
- Amita Singh- School
- Umapathy- Music
- Shekhar Gupta – Journalism
1985
- Rinzy Dorji- Hotel Management
- Bibhakar Jha- Computer Science
- Sharanya Naik- Contemporary Dance
- Saam Trivedi- Music Composition
1984
- Aveek Sen- Piano
- Mohan Rao- Medicine
- Praveen K. Swami- Music Composition
- Shailen Tuli- Music Composition
1983
- Preston Ahimaz- Wildlife Study of Shalin Falcon
- T.Kalianwala- Piano & Composition
- Zeba Khan- Mass Media
- Pradeep Mukherjee- Traditional Rajasthani Painting
- Kamal A.Nasir- Mass Media
- Thomas J.Palakeel- M.A. in English
- Sushil D. Sharma- Mass Media
- P.V.Tripathi- Extra Sensory Perception